shame
noun
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another.
was shaming
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past progressiveof shame.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Mace deflected by claiming Stephanopolous was shaming her as a survivor.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2024
Asked if he was shaming the airlines into doing the right thing, Mr. Buttigieg, in a recent phone interview, offered a more positive framing.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
“It was shaming, maddening, but I came out alive,” he said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2022
The frankness, the spare and open description, was shaming and expansive all at once.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2010
The show of discipline and cohesion was shaming.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
